Ridgeway Potters

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Ridgeway Potters Collective Bill Crumbleholme, "The Beakerfolk Potter", and some of his pottery class students have started to work together more cohesively under this banner. Born of the folk who are addicted to using the wood fuelled kiln to fire their pots, the group now comes together to sell their wares at various events. The collective has a website :- www.ridgewaypotterscollective.co.uk Their events will be listed on their Facebook Page - www.facebook.com/RidgewayPottersCollective The collective potters are introduced below. (Bill is detailed elsewhere on this website!) Nix Hawkins Nix is a domestic ware maker, with a fine eye for design and colour. Her website is at www.nixhawkinsceramics.com Her Etsy shop is at this link. Belinda Sales Belinda mainly uses raku firing to create her sculptures and pictures. Her website is at this link. Richard Gould Richard makes fucntional vessels, vases, mugs, jugs and bowls. His Facebook Page can be found at this link. Nick Jackson, Birgit Falker, Steve Pallant Information about these potters will follow in due course.	Processes of making and firing pottery The collective potters mainly use a large brick kiln which is fuelled with wood, follow this link to see an archive of each firing. They have become famous for demonstrating Raku firing, more about this can be seen at this link. "Naked Raku" is a particular type of raku, explained at this link. If you wish to contact Bill please email him :- bill@beakerfolk.co.uk Bill is a member of the Upwey Potters, in his home village. Their website is at this link.